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Erickson, Melissa; Harvey, Trish – Journal of Education, 2023
A case study was implemented in one rural district as it transitioned to a trauma-informed environment. A theoretical framework based on the literature framed the data collection around the seven themes of awareness, positive culture, intentional instruction, restorative practice, self-care, mental health support services, and professional…
Descriptors: Trauma Informed Approach, Rural Areas, Program Development, Educational Environment
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Maheady, Larry – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2018
This article was developed from an earlier invitation to discuss what it was like to teach at a comprehensive arts and science college with a large teacher education program while also trying to conduct and publish applied research. Were there any particular tricks to getting things done that could be handed down to younger professionals working…
Descriptors: Special Education, Teacher Education Programs, Research Needs, Agenda Setting
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Chase, Megan Michaelene; Robinson, Jason; Bensimon, Estela M. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This study contributes to the limited research on the implementation of pathways in a community college. While most of the literature to date focuses on providing guidance on the structural changes necessary for implementation, this study focuses on the social and cultural aspects of implementation. Using case study research design, a team of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Practices, Educational Change, Program Development
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Nasser, Ilham – Childhood Education, 2018
What does an Education Diplomat look like in practice? Often, education diplomats find themselves facing unforeseen challenges, which forces them to be reflective about their role and flexible in their approach. In this article, Dr. Ilham Nassar tells the story of her involvement as a consultant to facilitate the design of an early childhood…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Educational Planning, Program Design
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Triana, Benjamin – Environmental Education Research, 2016
This ethnography documents how the message of sustainability was interpreted and communicated through a sustainable agricultural (SAG) program at an American higher education institution. The ethnography documents the evolution of the program as the program tackled obstacles and accomplished its goals during the initial phases of the program's…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Sustainable Development, Agricultural Education, Case Studies
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Pedler, Mike; Hauser, Bernhard; Caulat, Ghislaine – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2014
This paper brings together the reflections of the authors on their shared and individual experiences of virtual action learning. Whilst many conclusions are shared, there are also some points of difference in practices.
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Reflection, Learning Experience, Computer Mediated Communication
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Burke, Lewis H., Jr. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
One of the seminal issues facing community colleges across the nation is how to promote diversity planning across the institutions as a vehicle for achieving organizational change. As community colleges continue to reach record enrollment growth, organizational planning that encompasses diversity will be a key component to serving the needs of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Organizational Change, College Planning, Ethnic Diversity
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Cosner, Shelby – Journal of School Leadership, 2014
Emphasis on improving student learning has brought increased attention to the execution of schoolwide instructional reforms in general and the use of data by teacher teams in particular as an expected element of a school's instructional reform strategy. With this in mind, the purpose of this article is to focus important attention on the work…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Strategies, Change Strategies, Data
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Creemers, Bert; Kyriakides, Leonidas – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2015
This paper argues that the dynamic model of educational effectiveness can be used to establish stronger links between educational effectiveness research (EER) and school improvement. It provides research evidence to support the validity of the model. Thus, the importance of using the dynamic model to establish an evidence-based and theory-driven…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Educational Improvement
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Robins, Jennifer; Antrim, Patricia – Knowledge Quest, 2013
In 2004 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act authorized funding for Response to Intervention (RtI) instruction in the United States. By 2011, 71 percent of school districts had adopted RtI (Institute of Education Sciences 2011). The goal of RtI is to provide personalized, just-in-time intervention in reading and math for students who…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, School Libraries, Educational Planning, Educational Change
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Wei, Wei; DeBrot, David; Witney, Carol – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2015
By investigating the factors facilitating and hindering a small scale educational change, this study highlights the crucial role of leadership in designing and implementing an educational change at a transnational university in Vietnam. During its initiation stage, the programme leaders seemed to fail to (1) set up a clear schedule for changing,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Leadership Role, Investigations, Performance Factors
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van Nassau, Femke; Singh, Amika S.; van Mechelen, Willem; Brug, Johannes; Chin A. Paw, Mai J. M. – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: The school-based Dutch Obesity Intervention in Teenagers (DOiT) program is an evidence-based obesity prevention program. In preparation for dissemination throughout the Netherlands, this study aimed to adapt the initial program and to develop an implementation strategy and materials. Methods: We revisited the Intervention Mapping (IM)…
Descriptors: Obesity, Intervention, Information Dissemination, Program Implementation
Aspen Institute, 2014
To assist system administrators as they pursue their own teacher leadership initiatives, this profile from Leading Educators and the Aspen Institute details the steps Denver Public Schools (DPS) took to design and implement its Differentiated Roles pilot. Specifically, it examines the initiative's opportunities and challenges within the context of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Leadership, Program Development, Program Descriptions
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Ping, Wang – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2015
A common problem for Chinese teacher trainers is coping with a passive class with silent trainee learners, when trainees tend to be unresponsive and avoid interactions with the trainer. This is especially true when a trainer seeks interactions in the process of training, such as asking questions to the class as a whole or expecting at least one…
Descriptors: Action Research, Trainees, Student Participation, Learner Engagement
Lass, Leslie; Powell, David S. – Achieving the Dream, 2014
This brief summarizes efforts to reform developmental education at Zane State College and the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). Focused on accelerating student success and progress, the two schools pursued distinctive approaches to reform that aligned with their institutional missions and student populations. Recognizing that the…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Change, Institutional Mission, Student Needs
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